NBA Fines Pendergraph $5K for Flop Violation

The NBA announced Sunday that Pacers reserve forward Jeff Pendergraph has been fined $5,000 for flopping during a 106-86 victory over the Hawks in Gaem 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on May 1. Pendergraph becomes the first player fined under the league's stiffer postseason policy, which eliminated the free warning given during the regular season and assesses escalating fines for each subsequent offense.